diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.32.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.32.0.txt
index ed590a7..87d56fa 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.32.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.32.0.txt
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@
    to help running tests that the developer has not modified.
    (merge 2d86a96220 jk/test-chainlint-softer later to maint).
 
+ * The "rev-parse" command did not diagnose the lack of argument to
+   "--path-format" option, which was introduced in v2.31 era, which
+   has been corrected.
+   (merge 99fc555188 wm/rev-parse-path-format-wo-arg later to maint).
+
  * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
    (merge f451960708 dl/cat-file-doc-cleanup later to maint).
    (merge 12604a8d0c sv/t9801-test-path-is-file-cleanup later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index dd1d809..8862d57 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.32.0-rc0
+DEF_VER=v2.32.0-rc1
 
 LF='
 '